[2016-05-14]Bitcoin Core To Remove Patented AsicBoost Advantage Soon

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May 14, 2016, 09:11:37 PM

Bitcoin Core To Remove Patented AsicBoost Advantage Soon

An interesting statement was posted on Twitter by Olivier Janssens, as he explained an upcoming change in the Bitcoin Core client software. A patented optimization for ASIC mining – called AsicBoost – will be made obsolete in the next client update. That news did not go over well with a lot of members for sure...

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Re: [2016-05-14]Bitcoin Core To Remove Patented AsicBoost Advantage Soon

May 14, 2016, 11:45:03 PM

This is why we need alternatives to Bitcoin Core. The most dangerous point of centralization right now is Bitcoin Core itself.

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Re: [2016-05-14]Bitcoin Core To Remove Patented AsicBoost Advantage Soon

May 15, 2016, 12:48:47 AM

Quote from: Blawpaw on May 14, 2016, 09:11:37 PM

There is a lot of FUD here. If you read the dev list, you will see the discussions concerning it there.

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